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The 209 Crossword

Monday, October 5, 2026 · the 209 history edition · California
Pick a square — the clue you’re answering shows here.
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Across

  1. 1Town named for a railroad superintendent (6)
  2. 4___ Railroad, running through Oakdale since 1897 (6)
  3. 7Modesto native who directed 'American Graffiti' and 'Star Wars' (5)
  4. 10Gold-camp county seat on the Tuolumne before Modesto (8)
  5. 11Gold Rush ferry town with the covered bridge; county seat 1862-71 (12)
  6. 13Clingstone crop that made Hughson's name (5)
  7. 14The 'Apricot Capital of the World' (9)
  8. 15Turlock-area farm industry, in a word (5)

Down

  1. 2Community that held the county seat back in the 1850s (6)
  2. 3Oakdale's signature April weekend (5)
  3. 4Community whose name is Spanish for 'departure' (6)
  4. 5Town whose name is Spanish for 'stepping stone' (7)
  5. 6The county's name, and one of its rivers' (10)
  6. 8Town that throws the Cheese & Wine festival (9)
  7. 9Modesto landmark reading 'Water Wealth Contentment Health' (4)
  8. 12First word of the Modesto arch motto (5)

Every answer is the 209 history or geography. Wrong letters turn red on Check grid — tap a square twice to switch across/down. New grid at midnight; “deal another” sets a second board off today’s shoe.

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